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Area: total: 442.6 sq km [Antigua 280 sq km Barbuda 161 sq km]
land: 442.6 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Redonda, 1.6 sq km

Climate: tropical maritime little seasonal temperature variation

Terrain: mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas

Natural resources: NEGL pleasant climate fosters tourism

Population: 69,842 [July 2008 est.]

Age structure: 0-14 years: 26.9% [male 9,561/female 9,220]
15-64 years: 69.5% [male 24,467/female 24,076]
65 years and over: 3.6% [male 927/female 1,591] [2008 est.]

Nationality: noun: Antiguan[s], Barbudan[s]
adjective: Antiguan, Barbudan

Ethnic groups: black 91%, mixed 4.4%, white 1.7%, other 2.9% [2001 census]

Languages: English [official], local dialects

Capital: name: Saint John's
geographic coordinates: 17 07 N, 61 51 W
time difference: UTC-4 [1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time]

National holiday: Independence Day [National Day], 1 November [1981]

GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 3.8%
industry: 22%
services: 74.3% [2002 est.]

Labor force: 30,000 [1991]

Budget: revenues: $123.7 million
expenditures: $145.9 million [2000 est.]

Agriculture - products: cotton, fruits, vegetables, bananas, coconuts, cucumbers, mangoes, sugarcane livestock

Industries: tourism, construction, light manufacturing [clothing, alcohol, household appliances]

Exports: $84.3 million [2007 est.]

Exports - commodities: petroleum products, bedding, handicrafts, electronic components, transport equipment, food and live animals

Exports - partners: Spain 34%, Germany 20.7%, Italy 7.7%, Singapore 5.8%, UK 4.9% [2006]

Imports: $522.8 million [2007 est.]

Imports - commodities: food and live animals, machinery and transport equipment, manufactures, chemicals, oil

Imports - partners: US 21.1%, China 16.4%, Germany 13.3%, Singapore 12.7%, Spain 6.5% [2006]

Currency (code): East Caribbean dollar [XCD]

Exchange rates: East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 [2007], 2.7 [2006], 2.7 [2005], 2.7 [2004], 2.7 [2003]
note: fixed rate since 1976

Airports: 3 [2007]

Merchant marine: total: 1,059 ships [1000 GRT or over] 8,158,597 GRT/10,757,767 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 46, cargo 612, carrier 4, chemical tanker 6, container 350, liquefied gas 11, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 9, roll on/roll off 20
foreign-owned: 1,021 [Australia 1, Colombia 1, Cyprus 2, Denmark 15, Estonia 15, France 1, Germany 891, Greece 3, Iceland 9, Latvia 9, Lebanon 1, Lithuania 6, Netherlands 19, Norway 7, NZ 2, Poland 2, Russia 5, Slovenia 6, Sweden 1, Switzerland 5, Turkey 7, UK 4, US 8, Vietnam 1] [2007]

Ports and terminals: Saint John's